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For Rawlvan Bennett, a desire to connect with his roots was sparked by a solitary African mask, seen in an art-gallery window. “I believe that mask was part of a journey to find my relatives, my family,” said Bennett, who today owns the Bronze Kingdom gallery-museum near Orlando International Airport....

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Seven concerts, eight community programs and 12 guest artists: It must be time for the Bach Festival. And with spring just around the corner, isn’t this the perfect time to rejuvenate your soul? Stretching nearly three weeks, the 83rd annual celebration of classical music comes with a robust schedule...

Orlando-based playwright and actor Ashleigh Ann Gardner has a busy few weeks ahead. Two of her works will take the stage Feb. 22-25 when producer Jeremy Seghers presents the one-acts “Ghost” and “Funeral Party” as a double bill. In “Ghost,” a neurotic postal courier and a woman who abruptly dumped...

With tears, smiles, balloons and a shower of rose petals, Chiaki Yasukawa took a last bow with Orlando Ballet on Saturday night. Yasukawa, 37, chose to depart the ballet company after dancing with the troupe for nearly 18 years. “We’re calling it a celebration, rather than a farewell,” Orlando...